2 Sep 2010, Johanniter Intl Assistance
Sulawesi, one of the largest islands of Indonesia is regularly hit by natural disasters like earthquakes, volcano eruptions and floods/ tsunamis. In order to get prepared for emergencies there are some activities on district levels, but not for the broad population...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 1,636 | ||
| Drought | 2,029,350 | ||
| Flood | 1,101,507 | ||
| Landslide | 197,372 | ||
| Earthquake | 11,056,806 | ||
| Tsunami | 5,402,239 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake* | 2006 | 3,177,923 | |
| Wildfire | 1994 | 3,000,000 | |
| Drought | 1997 | 1,065,000 | |
| Flood | 2006 | 618,486 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 556,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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